Born in Germany, Emil Ganso was an accomplished painter, wood engraver, lithographer and specializing in still-lifes, landscapes and nudes. Largely self-taught, Ganso immigrated to the United States in 1912. Ganso worked as a baker while pursuing his art until being discovered in the mid-1920’s. In 1933 he traveled to Europe on the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship and later joined the well-known Woodstock community of artists in New York State. Ganso's original prints and drawings can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Los Angeles County Museum and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.